Lenawee War Bond Quota Surpassed in September Report
Lenawee county exceeded its September war bond quota by 72900 after posting 318220 in sales against a 245203 goal. Amid praise, Morenci lagged, while Blissfield led with 76771 against 16400. Several towns beat targets. Adrian and Clayton showed mixed results amid missing credits from corporate savings plans.
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Lenawee County
Charles L. Robertson
U.S. Treasury Department
Robertson
Morenci
Marenci
Adrian
Blissfield
Britton
Addison
Cement City
Clinton
Deerfield
Hudson
Ousted
Tecumseh
Clayton
Japanese Cruiser Sunk With Four Other Vessels, Navy Says
Washington reports United States submarines in the western Pacific sank a Japanese heavy cruiser and four other vessels in recent operations. The communiqué lists one heavy cruiser sunk, plus several ships sunk or damaged, raising the total toll to 79 sunk and 24 damaged across eight enemy vessels.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Western Pacific
Far East
Far
Navy Department
Solowmon Islands
Pacific
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Killing of Wife Revealed in Sheriff Interview
Frank W. Meyers, 60, told investigators he returned a week after killing his wife to the desert spot near Needles California to surrender if her body was still there. He said she died of a stroke after he struck her with a rock over nagging, then sent her effects to Michigan and clothes east before returning. The Oct 2 fatal blow and Oct 6 discovery under a highway bridge were described by Sheriff Emmett L. Shay and Deputy Harry R. Reap. Meyers, arrested in Los Angeles, is held on suspicion of murder.
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San Bernardina
Calif
Frank W. Meyers
Emmett L. Shay
Crystal, Mich
Meyers
Michigan
Needles
Bakersfield
Shay
Harry R. Reap
Los Angeles
Willkie 10 Report To The President On War Tour
Wendell Willkie prepares a personal six week air tour report to President Roosevelt after visiting Egypt, Russia, and China. He flies to Washington from Edmonton with plans to present his observations, then rest at his Indiana home. He avoids discussing some topics while praising opposition as a sign of strong public interest.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Egypt
Russia
China
South Pacific
White House
Indiana
Edmonton
Alberta
America
Wilsie
Women Fight for Parking Space Ends in Fines
In Franklin J. Russell's justice court, two women motorists settled a dispute over a single parking space at Michigan Avenue and Allis Street. Mrs. Carl E. Brown of 523 Finch Street and Betty Johnson of Adrian Route 3 paid $4 penalties each after Officer Murray Mitchell charged Brown with failing to have her car under control and Johnson with failing to yield the right of way.
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Franklin J. Russell
Justice Court
Carl E. Brown
Finch Street
Biss Betty Johnson
Adrian
Michigan Avenue
Allis Street
Murray Mitchell
Auctions on October 16th across locations
Furniture auctions listed for October 16 in Adrian and Saline districts. Fred C. Greenwald and Al Linehan Jr. are named as auctioneers with notices on the Market Page. George Mrnblie and Victor Sharp also advertised auctions southeast of Judson.
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Adrian
Fred C. Greenwald
al Linehan, Jr
Saline
George Mrnblie
Uctionner
Judson
Victor Sharp
Nimitz confident in holding Solomons and advancing
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reports from his Solomon Islands visit that he is confident America can hold and consolidate positions and move forward. He praised Guadalcanal troops, noted no Japanese presence seen, and emphasized tough jungle fighting and strong Marine spirit in the Solomons.
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Nimitz
Solomons
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Chester W. Nimitz
Solomon Islands
Robert L. Ghormley
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomen Esslands
Guadal
Ford Wage Boost Request Rejected by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board wound up its business with Detroit's big three and rejected all requests for a 1 i a day wage rise. Ford Motor Company employees 215,000 were last to be turned down after prior rejections for General Motors and Chrysler workers. The board found Ford workers were better paid than peers, receiving up to 128 percent more than January 1, 1942, even with the four-cent increases granted to GM and Chrysler.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Automobile Industry
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Tax Bill May Be Ready Next Week
Washington reports the largest tax bill in U.S. history could be ready by mid next week after six months of negotiations. Senators and House leaders project completion and final roll calls early next week, with numerous tax increases including higher whisky, cigarette, rail and telecommunication levies. Revenue estimates span from 24 to 26 billion dollars, with sharper hikes to come next year.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
The
Senate’ Finance Committee
Blissfield Couple Married After Parental Permission Hurdle
Joseph Valdez of Blissfield and Miss Rita Nito, 17, were married by Justice M W Hensel after a delay over parental consent. Valdez, 21, left for a Lenawee draft group at Fort Custer, while the bride was required to obtain notarized parental permission before the ceremony in Adrian.
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Dan Cupia
Mars
Joseph Valdez
Rita Nito
Blissfield
Valdez
Fort Custer
Court House
Miss Nite
Mr. Valdez
Alice Welch
Miss Welch
Adrian
Atd
Augustine Nito
Nito
Mr. Nito
MW. Hensel
Valdez -Jeft
7 900 000 Men in Army Next Year Stimson Says
Secretary of War Stimson testified before the House Military Committee on 1943 army needs and draft age. He estimated the army would grow from 4.25 million to about 7.5 million next year, with 2.2 million in air forces, 3.2 million in organized ground units, and 2.0 million in Service of Supply. He noted 18 and 19 year olds would be drafted and stressed training for overseas deployment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
House Military Committee
United States
Army
Roosevelt
Congress
Scrap Metal Collections Increase
An average of more than 50 pounds of metal per person was reported today for ten leading states in the scrap collection campaign. The total reached 1,238,260 tons or 38 pounds per person for the top 24 states as communities push to stockpile metal for wartime steel mills. Kansas and Nevada led near equal per capita gains with 65 000 tons and 70.3 pounds per person respectively. Utah and Rhode Island followed, with Oregon, Pennsylvania and others close in per capita figures as the drive continues.
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New York
united scrap metal @rive committee
America
Kansas
Nevadas
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Cartridge workers end four day strike at Western Cartridge plant
In Alton Illinois on October 14, AFL molders and brass workers returned to the Western Cartridge Company plant, ending a four day walkout that halted vital munition production and resumed normal operation.
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Alton
Til
AFL
Western Cartridge Company
Battle Of Stalingrad Rests Artillery Duelling With Sandbagged Front
The Associated Press reports Soviet defenders in Stalingrad reclaimed positions and again shifted to artillery duels as Red Army counterattacks retook zones northwest of the city. Daily communiqués boast gun, mortar, and tank destructions, several German vehicles, and dozens of enemy casualties amid a persistent siege near the Caucasus and Black Sea fronts.
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Stalingrad
Associated Press
Moscow
Caucasian
Red Star
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Moziok
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Black Sea
En Front
U bo ats forced farther afield near Cape of Good Hope
British sources report intensified German submarine warfare around the Cape of Good Hope. U boats are described as being forced farther out by UN tactics. The piece notes supply chains to North Africa India Russia and China rely on the Cape route, with Madagascar’s occupation cited to block Japanese bases. The report cites unconfirmed claims of a UN ship sunk near Cape Town.
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London
Cape of Good Hope
United Nations
Africa
Britain
United States
Middle East
China
Russia
France
Cape
Mediterranean
America
North Africa
India
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Mozambique Channel
Southeast
South Africa
Capetown
Europe Report Claims Goering Amassed War Fortune
The British Broadcasting Company reports across Europe that Reichsmarschal Hermann Goering has amassed a vast fortune from war profits and has deposited about 8 million dollars in foreign countries, including the United States. The broadcasts cite a villa bought under his sister in law Frau von Willenmoy and mention plans for a residence amid ongoing labor strikes and efforts to aid workers in Germany.
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New York
British Broadcasting Company
Europe
Reichsmarshal
Herman Goering
United States
CBS
Appelviken
Stockholm
Ing
Washington
Goering Life Insurance and Global Investments Reported
The BBC broadcast claimed Goering holds life insurance with American Swiss Swedish and Dutch firms and has investments in Pennsylvania and Illinois Central Railways Bethlehem Steel and Cities Service. It also notes about $600000 in bonds deposited in a San Francisco Japanese bank and about $400000 in foreign currency held by a Chicago importer and a Zurich broker, all reportedly routed through agents.
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BBC
Goering
Pennsylvania
Illinois Central Railways
Bethlehem Steel
Cities Service
San Francisco
Chicago
Zurich
BEC
Americansweep in air over Middle East amid heavy fighting
Cairo dispatch reports US fighter planes claimed their first major victory of the Middle East war, shooting down two Messerschmitts in a dogfight over German lines, with one damaged, while RAF-British forces over Malta claimed 17 Axis planes destroyed and 56 over three days. Berlin broadcasts quoted German losses and claimed Italian pilots destroyed 19 Spitfires with four missing.
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Cairo
United States
United States Army
Arnold D. Jzqua
South Bend
Ind
George D. Mobba
Little Rock Ark
Malta
Blalta
Mediterranean
Tobruk
North African
Daba
Berlin
High Command
Japanese Vessels Sunk Across Pacific Battle Zone
Washington reports a six day series of Allied victories across the Pacific from the Aleutians to the Solomons. In the Solomon Islands heavy ships and transports were sunk while American losses were limited to two fighters and a destroyer. The campaign included aerial bombardment of Rabaul and ground combat around Kokoda.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
Aleutians
United States
Solomon Islands
Alevatean
Hise
New Gudnea
Oye Stanley
Kokoda
Gert Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Wav
Solomons
Aleutian
German Italian Friction Reported in Basel Dispatches
Istanbul and Stockholm correspondents of the National Zeitung of Basel reported signs of German Italian disagreement that could affect Italy's Adriatic port of Trieste. The tension was linked to Italian American developments and to Rome landing of Myren C. Taylor during a Roosevelt envoy’s Vatican trip. Also noted was Biddle’s pledge to ease enemy alien restrictions on Italians in the U S and rumors of a new Hitler Mussolini meeting.
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Bern
Istanbul
Stockholm
National Zeitung
Basel
Italy
Trieste
Dagens Nyheter
Myren C. Taylor
Rome
Roosevelt
Vatican
U. S
Francis Biddle
United States
Hinev
Mussolini
Turkey
Germany
United Mine Workers Agree to 43 Hour Week Plan
In Cincinnati on October 14 the United Mine Workers of America voted to adopt a six day week and urged government cooperation on transportation and prices for mining equipment. The 37th convention backed the 43 hour workweek through next March per Solid Fuels Coordinator Ickes. In Moscow on October 24, German advances near Stalingrad stalled as Soviet counter moves tightened the ring around the city amid harsh autumn fighting.
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Cincennaty, O
United Mine Workers of America Today
Solid Fuels
Ickes
Moscow
Volga
Stalingrad
Red Army
Hitler
Russia
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Lenawee
U. S.A
Twin City
Minnesota
WLB
Cupid
Pacific War Zone
Kiska
New Guinea
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